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Baseball Agents Ed Cerulo, Steve Veltman To Form Own Agency

Ed Cerulo and Steve Veltman, formerly of Relativity Baseball and The Legacy Agency, will collaborate to form their own agency, which will presumably cater to their roster of MLB clients. First reported by Robert Murray, Cerulo and Veltman will bring Mookie Betts, Madison Bumgarner and Jonathan Schoop, among others, along for the ride. Before working […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (10/5/2018)

I don’t have much planned for travel before the end of the year, but I am planning on heading up to Gainesville for the South Carolina vs. Florida game in November and will also be in New York for quite a few days in the beginning of November as well. I actually haven’t been to […]

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On To The Next One: Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston

Jameis Winston has returned to the Buccaneers after serving his three-game suspension for allegedly sexually abusing an Uber driver in 2016 and a subsequent civil suit was filed against the Buccaneers quarterback for damages amounting to over $75,000. Shortly after the suspension was announced in July, Winston fired Greg Genske and Kenny Felder, who have […]

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Tiger’s Agent, Mark Steinberg, Ecstatic By His 80th Career Win

The last time Tiger Woods won a tournament, LeBron James and the Miami Heat captured their second straight NBA title after defeating the San Antonio Spurs. To capture his 80th career victory, Tiger won the Tour Championship last month to win his first golf tournament in over five years. Fans around the world were fortunate […]

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Interview With The Agent: Jesse Foreman

Jesse Foreman has been the Director of Football Operations for Cincinnati-based KMG Sports since 2017. He has been an NFLPA-Certified Contract Advisor for four years and founded his own agency – Global Sports and Entertainment – prior to joining the ranks at KMG. The Covington, KY-native received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Cincinnati […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (9/28/2018)

I had a good time this week participating at the ESports BAR Miami conference that took place at the 1 Hotel in South Beach. It was a nice congregation of esports professionals from around the world. In fact, I had the honor of sharing the stage with the Director of Esports for Alibaba’s Alisports division […]

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Sports Marketing Exec Leaves Adidas for Klutch Sports

This NBA offseason Klutch Sports Group has taken a monumental step in cementing its operation as a standard for NBA agents and client relations professionals. Founder Rich Paul continues this trend by ushering sports marketing executive Marquise Watts to Klutch Sports as President of Brand Strategy. Previously, Watts has worked with Adidas and Under Armour. […]

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Octagon Launches Dedicated Global Events And Hospitality Division

According to a company press release, Octagon Marketing, a sports and entertainment leader, has launched a dedicated Global Events and Hospitality Division. They have tabbed agency veteran Matthieu Fenaert to lead the new division as the Head of Global Events and Hospitality. The newly formed venture will create and execute events and experiences for Octagon’s […]

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A Behind-The-Scenes Look Into NBA Max-Contracts

As sports fans, specifically fans of the NBA, we hear about maximum contract deals through ESPN headlines and Twitter updates from ESPN Senior NBA insider, Adrian Wojnarowski. When we come to learn about these max contracts, these deals seem so simple because the dollar amount is set and publicized for the world to see. Yet, […]

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On To The Next One: Oakland Athletics’ Liam Hendriks

Oakland Athletics pitcher Liam Hendriks has left Rep 1 Baseball in favor of MVP Sports Group, according to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick. Hendriks’ new agency clocked in at number 27 in Forbes‘ latest most valuable agency rankings, with an estimated $539 million worth of negotiated contracts. Spearheading the MVP Sports Group is power-agent and founder Dan Lozano, […]